Biography
District: Idaho - 2nd District
Political Highlights: Blackfoot City Council, 1980-84; Idaho House, 1984-98
Born: September 8, 1950; Burley, Idaho
Residence: Idaho Falls
Religion: Mormon
Family: Wife, Kathy Simpson
Education: Utah State U., attended 1968-72; Washington U. (Mo.), D.M.D. 1977; Utah State U., B.S. 2002
Elected: 1998
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Energy-Water - Ranking Member; Interior-Environment)
Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Republican
House Seniority: 30th ranked House Republican
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Mike Simpson (R)
Richard Stallings (D)
Jonathan Ratner (NL)
Votes
91,337
77,736
4,854
%
52.5%
44.7%
2.8%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Mike Simpson (R)
Craig Williams (D)
Donovan Bramwell (LIBERT)
Votes
158,912
58,265
7,542
%
70.7%
25.9%
3.4%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Mike Simpson (R)
Edward Kinghorn (D)
John Lewis (LIBERT)
Votes
135,605
57,769
5,508
%
68.2%
29.1%
2.8%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Mike Simpson (R)
Lin Whitworth (D)
Votes
193,704
80,133
%
70.7%
29.3%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Mike Simpson (R)
Jim Hansen (D)
Cameron Forth (I)
Travis Hedrick (CNSTP)
Votes
132,262
73,441
5,113
2,516
%
62.0%
34.4%
2.4%
1.2%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Mike Simpson (R)
Deborah Holmes (D)
Votes
205,777
83,878
%
71.0%
29.0%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Mike Simpson (R)
Mike Crawford (D)
Brian Schad (I)
Votes
137,468
48,749
13,500
%
68.8%
24.4%
6.8%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Mike Simpson (R)
Nicole LeFavour (D)
Votes
207,412
110,847
%
65.2%
34.8%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Mike Simpson (R)
Richard Stallings (D)
Votes
131,492
82,801
%
61.4%
38.6%
